John L. Edwards and Mildred L. Linton The two photographs are in a little red velvet lined double case, a little larger than the others I have – 3 1/2 X 4 inches. I took the delicate pieces of glass out of the container to scan. The photos […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Captain John Linton was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1750. I believe he was possibly born in January, since the release of rights was dated January 1775. Usually a man came into his rights of inheritance at the age of twenty-five. John’s parents were Moses Linton […]
A Genealogy Hunt for Two Brothers’ Graves Moses Linton, son of Captain John Linton and Nancy Mason, married Nancy Pead in Orange County, Virginia, December 17, 1800. Two of their children, Benjamin Clark and Nancy Millie, were born in Loudoun County, Virginia. In 1815 they moved their small […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Edward Barber Edwards and Nancy Linton are my great-great-great-great-grandparents. They made the journey from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, in 1818 with Nancy’s parents, Captain John and Ann Nancy Mason Linton. The following was given to me by my dear friend Sally […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Benjamin Mason is the father of Captain John Linton’s wife – Ann Nancy Mason Linton. He was first married to Elizabeth Berkeley, who preceded her husband in death, and second married Ann – I have no record of her last name. I believe his […]
This photograph looks very old and ragged – much the way John Cotton Taylor must have felt before he died. This man is my great-great-great-grandfather. He was part of the contingent who moved westward to Kentucky with Captain John Linton. John Cotton was a member of the Loudoun […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: William Linton Lewis is a nephew to my Captain John Linton. His mother was Catherine Jennings Linton, older sister to Captain John. Catherine married Joseph Lewis, son of Vincent and Ann Longworth Lewis, all of Loudoun County, Virginia. William Linton Lewis moved to Nelson […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: This is a wonderful example of just what you can learn from a deed. Not all are as detailed as this one, of course, but you are given not only the names and counties of residence of the two parties, but the names and […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Mary Jane Edwards Janes is sitting in the fourth chair from the left. On her right is my great-great-grandmother Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Linton (her mother was Susan Edwards – sister to Mary Jane). On her left is her sister Sarah Edwards, who never married. […]
I’m sure everyone has heard the story of the Edward’s fortune. On June 1, 1778, Robert Edwards leased to John and George Cruger 77 acres of land on Manhattan Island for 99 years, at 1,000 pounds and one peppercorn yearly. Then ‘at the expiration of the 99 year […]
I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree!
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
John Linton Edwards
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House
